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Special Section: Households, family workshops and unpaid market work in Europe from the 16th century to the present

Only unpaid labour force? Women's and girls' work and property in family business in early modern Italy

Pages 323-340 | Received 17 Apr 2014, Accepted 19 May 2014, Published online: 03 Jul 2014

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